More than any other video in the training, please watch this video in a quiet space where you can sit alone, undisturbed. This is our opening ceremony. We’ll be connecting to a lineage of teachers through a beautiful opening exercise. Have cushions (and props as needed) nearby to take a comfortable meditation seat.

Covered in 1.1:

-Guru Chant, Meaning + Grounding Meditation
- Anatomical reasons to chant
-Creates vasopressin
-Stimulates the pituitary and releases endorphins
-Triggers the relaxation response
-Slows the breath and elongates the exhale
-Energetic reasons to chant
-Brings community together
-Helps students find their voice
-Creates a connected “vibe” or energetic frequency
-Signals a division between the outside world and your practice; forms a sacred space

B.1.2. Individuality + The Pose is No...

Covered in 1.2:
-Most injuries occur when we are entering or exiting a pose
-We are all vastly different, down to our bones
-Demonstration of the differences in femur length between two specimens
-Demonstr...